U.K. police tracking down, arresting looters

In Britain, courts stayed open Sunday as police continued to arrest suspects in last week's rioting. Polls show the public supports a law-and-order crackdown.

However, CBS News correspondent Mark Phillips reports that Britain's image of itself has been shaken by the violence.

Lately, it's the police who've been breaking in to homes, and it's the looters, not the loot, they're after.

It's been a week in which Britain has had to take a long, hard look at itself, and try to come to grips with what happened here, starting by getting a grip on the people who caused the trouble.

Police have been using security camera pictures of the looters-in-action to track them down. And a few of those still on the loose have stood still long enough to explain why they did it. The short answer: Because they could. In more detailed responses, some looters say they did it because they need the money.

The rioters weren't all black, by any means. This was equal opportunity theft. There were plenty of villains.

There were even some heroes, including the Malaysian student who was injured and mugged by the rioters. Still, speaking through his broken jaw, he could only thank people for the donations they had made to him afterwards.

Another hero was the father of the young man in Birmingham who, along with two others, was killed by a speeding car as he stood trying to protect a family business. An angry crowd threatened revenge, but the father calmed them down.

"If you're listening to a grey bearded old fellow (and) you have no respect...take my word for...you will look back at your lives and think how stupid you were," said Tariq Johan.

It's been a season of contrasts in Britain; Grim now, gloriously royal just a short time ago.

It's a disparity all too evident to the born-poor member of parliament for the area where the rioting started.

"I think this summer raises profound issues about what really is the British character. And that's not just the character of those at the top of society as demonstrated during the royal wedding. It's also the character of those at the very bottom of society. It hasn't reflected well lately," said MP David Lammy.

It's been an ugly week.